Window-awning.



J. L. TRAINER.

WlNDOW AWNIING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.'I5, I914.

1,191 ,371. Patented Julyis, 1916.

Jaivrns L. TRAINER, or WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDOW-AWNING.

Specification of hetters Patent. Patented J 1115; 18, .1916,

Application filed September 15, 1914. Serial No. 862,255.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns L. TRAINEma. citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of \Veymouth, in the county of Norfolk and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVindow-Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in awnings and mechanism for attachingthe same to window casings or other structures.

The object of the invention is to provide an awning which is inexpensiveto manu facture and which can be easily and quickly attached to thebuilding by the ordinary householder without the use of tools or theneed of previous training. The various features employed to theaccomplishment of this object will best be understood from the followingdescription and accompanying drawings of the preferred embodiment of theinvention.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the improvedawning attached to a window casing. Fig. 2 represents a section on theline 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view looking upwardlyinto the awning, and Fig. 4 represents a detail showing the manner ofattaching the cords to the awning.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figuresof the drawings.

The canvas or other fabric is cut in the usual form and is secured alongthe bottom edge to a rod 11 bent to form three sides of a rectangle theends of which are pivotally secured to the window casing so that theawning may be folded when not in use. The upper edge of the canvas ispermanently attached to a strip 12 preferably of wood which extendsthroughout the length of the awning and is provided with means forsecuring it to the window casing 13. p

In the illustrated form of the invention the canvas is cut with anextension 1 which is fastened to the back of the strip 12' so that thecanvas turns over the top of the strip thereby concealing the strip fromview from the outside. The strip 12 may be attached to the casing byproviding holes 15 therein to receive screw eyes 16. The holes areelongated so that the strip can be shoved over the screw eyes which havebeen previously fastened to the casing. The

' screw eyes project sufliciently' to allow a part-of the eye to projectthrough the strip to receive a fastening device such as the hooks 17mounted on the strip.- The strip also carries two or more pulleys 18 toreceive cords 19 by which the awning is raised.

The rod 11 is provided with an outwardly turned foot 20 at each endwhich is constructed to engage a screw eye21 by springing the ends ofthe rod together and then allowing the ends to spread under the naturalresiliency of the rod by which it is securely held in engagement withthe eyes.

The cords 19 are operatively connected with the awning by means of a tab22 of heavy canvas or other comparatively strong material which has oneend secured to the awning fabric near the rod 11 by stitches 23. Thefree end of the tab carries a gromet 24; through which-the cord isaflixed by whipping or otherwise as shown in Fig. 4;.

A small window awning has been employed as an example in the elucidationof this invention, but it is evident that the same feature ofconstruction may be extended or enlarged to adapt the awning to use onpiazzas, store windows and the like. One advantage of this awning is inthe small number of fixtures requiring permanent attachment to thehouse. For an ordinary window there are but four screw eyes requiredwhich reduces the 'defacement of the woodwork to a minimum andfacilitates the original erection of the awning. When an awning is to beremoved for the winter with the purpose of replacing it in the spring,the screw eyes need not be removed as they can be so placed as not tointerfere with blinds or shutters. All the labor of removing the awningconsists in disengaging the hooks 17 and springingthe ends of the rod 11together so as to free it from the screw eyes 21. WVhen the awning isstored there are no loose parts, screws, and so forth, to become lostand necessitate replacement.

It is to be understood that the invention. is capable of variationwithin the skill of a mechanic without departing from the scope of theinvention as defined by the claim.

It is believed that the advantages of an awning constructed in thismanner will be fully apparent from the foregoing description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An awning having a rigid strip permanently secured to and extendingthroughout gageable With the fastening means beneath the length of theupper inside edge of the the fabric. 1e awning fabric, the strip havingopenings eX- Signed by me at 4: Post Office Sq., Boston, tendingtherethrough beneath the fabric, Mass, this 8th day of September, 1914.

1'. fastening means adapted to be permanently JAMES L. TRAINER.

attached to a building and extending Witnesses: through the openingsWith their ends pro- WALTER E. LOMBARD,

tected by the fabric, and securing means ent EDWARD F. ALLEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G.

